The
Civilian Marksmanship Program is dedicated to the respect for and safe
handling of firearms, instilling patriotism and discipline in our youth
participants. The CMP provides its constituents with the highest
level of instruction in the proper control of firearms by highly-skilled
coaches and veteran range safety officers in the classroom, at our
ranges and wherever the CMP banner is displayed.

Shooters, including aspiring new shooters are invited to take advantage
of a new opportunity to do practice shooting. Both ranges consist of
80-point, 10-meter air gun range and are fully equipped with electronic
targets that accommodate air rifle, air pistol or National Match Air
Rifle shooting. Instruction and equipment are also available. Visit
http://www.TheCMP.org/3P/MarksmanshipCenters.htm for additional
information.

Registration is now open for the CMP’s online M1 Maintenance Clinic, for those wishing to learn more about assembly, disassembly, cleaning and other techniques used to ensure your rifle’s peak performance. The clinic will be the first live online class ever offered by CMP.

John
McLean, CMP Custom Shop manager, will be the lead instructor
during the online course. McLean has over a decade of
experience with CMP and has also been a lifetime firearm
enthusiast.

The M1 Maintenance Clinic will begin on Feb. 25, 2014 at 10:00 a.m. EST – open to a limit of 100 participants. The clinic will run for approximately 90 minutes. An entry fee of $25 will be due for those wanting to login to the class. Downloadable versions of the videos presented during the online clinic will be available for an additional $25.

For those unable to register for the first M1 Maintenance Clinic, dates for additional online courses will be announced in the coming weeks. The clinic is anticipated to be the first of many the CMP will offer in the future, in an attempt to further benefit fellow firearm enthusiasts.

The clinic
will be conducted through a series of video presentations.
John McLean will be on hand to answer any questions
participants may have during the clinic, through a live
instant messaging format.

John McLean, CMP Custom Shop manager, will lead the instruction through streaming video presentations. Live interaction will also be available through an instant messaging format for any questions that may arise during the demonstrations.

The course
will identify tools and equipment needed to effectively
maintain the M1 rifle. Participants wanting to receive their
own copies of the presentations included during the clinic
will be able to download them for an additional fee.

McLean has spent over a decade with the CMP, working hands-on with rifle maintenance from the beginning. He began as an armorer in 2003 and was later promoted to technical advisor. In 2006, he was moved into the new Planning, Production and Control department, where he eventually served as manager. Six years later, in 2012, McLean was instrumental in the creation and management of the new CMP Custom Shop, where he restores rifles on a daily basis and is the lead instructor of the widely popular Advanced Maintenance Clinic.

The video
presentations during the course will touch on such subjects
as basic disassembly and cleaning of the M1 rifle. Close-up
shots during the presentation will make it simple to see the
smaller components of the rifle maintenance process.

Outside of work, he is a high power shooter, reloader, collector and general firearms enthusiast. McLean’s long list of credentials, attention to detail and patience with instructing others will provide a relaxed and informative setting for maintenance clinic participants.

Topics that will be discussed by McLean during the online clinic include:

Tools

Basic Disassembly

Internal Disassembly

Front End Disassembly

Rear Sight Disassembly

Internal Reassembly

Front End Assembly

Reassembly and Lubrication

Basic Cleaning

Trigger Group

Bolt

Gauging

Head Spacing

Gas Cylinder Gauge

Hand Guard Pliers

Rear Sight Pinion

In order to view the video presentations and participate in the class, certain system requirements will be essential, such as Adobe Flash Player, an internet connection and specific processors.